Olympians featured nude in ESPN’s ‘Body Issue’

A number of U.S. Olympic athletes including decathlete Ashton Eaton and members of the U.S. women's volleyball team are featured in ESPN The Magazine's upcoming Body Issue, which annually features athletes photographed in the nude.

[ Photos: U.S. Olympic volleyball team in action ]

"It's a very artistic shoot," New York Knicks center Tyson Chandler told ESPN, "and seeing that in past issues made me want to do it."

Click here to see full photographs from the issue.

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